Team
Latest Sporzzio coverage, playoff reads, and explainers about the Brooklyn Nets.
Explainer
The 2026 NBA Cup begins October 30, sends eight teams to single-elimination play and ends December 11 at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Here are the groups, national TV schedule, tiebreakers and impact on the 82-game season.
Explainer
Ben Simmons is pursuing an NBA comeback, but he has not secured a roster spot. His expected unrestricted participation in an Australian minicamp could provide a meaningful test after a full season away.
Explainer
Michael Porter Jr. can negotiate with Brooklyn well beyond August 11. The date matters because a major extension or contract renegotiation signed later could keep the Nets from trading him before the expected February 11 deadline.
Team Pulse
Minnesota's Randle trade is best read as a roster-flexibility move around Anthony Edwards, not simply a talent-for-talent verdict on Randle.
Debate
Brooklyn's Randle question is whether his on-ball scoring is worth the fit and efficiency questions that now come with the reported deal.